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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
2
A jumble of aphorisms and curiosities from a 19th or early 20th century paper. Notes touch on labor happiness, eggs, cork production, a Detroit pen caper, using pictures to treat madness, sultan banking limits, a lavish coming out for a Philadelphia daughter, censorship of Russian editors, digestion humor, and telephony misuses.
A selection of quips and excerpts notes Eleanor Glyn’s jab at York’s Pilgrim Mothers calling them tabby cats, notes Rev Dr Aked’s fundraising stance, and cites bank burglary prosperity claims. It adds a Pittsburg minister who refused gold and a Kansas man who killed himself from early-cape cows routine.
A college professor questions why professional men are valued higher than chefs. He suggests the status may reflect overestimation of the esteem professionals command, even among those who can afford chefs.
A school yard in Odessa is found planted with bombs. Authorities investigate the incident as a potential security threat amid broader wartime immigration restrictions and public concern.
The President orders American ships en route to the Pacific to form a fighting unit. Six torpedo boat destroyers accompany the battleship force from Rio de Janeiro to Magdalena Bay for protection and potential action. Authorities state the move is precautionary as tensions rise between the United States and Japan amid public sentiment in the Far East.
The United States Supreme Court faces possible impeachment of Judge Peter S. Grosscup of the Seventh Circuit in Chicago. Allegations claim a personal interest in the Chicago street railway case, and Justice Day deemed the matter serious enough to bring before the full bench.
San Francisco attorney Henry B. Russ filed a suit against the present and former boards of state bank commissioners to recover 16375 dollars deposited with the California Safe Deposit and Trust Co. He alleges the commissioners issued favorable reports about the bank and that the institution accepted a 10000 dollar deposit two days before its doors closed.
President Roosevelt directs federal troops to stay at Goldfield Nevada until the state legislature can organize a state police force following an appeal relayed by Governor Sparks.
London rejoices as British yachtsmen and the public hear that Sir Thomas Lipton may launch a further challenge to regain the Americas Cup, rekindling national sporting pride and excitement.
Sulphur Oklahoma jury acquits Doctor B Bakan in the death of John Mitchell at Hickory on December 1. After ten minutes deliberation the panel returned a verdict of not guilty.
In Clinton Illinois the sealed will of dead millionaire Colonel Thomas Snell is under challenge. Letters exchanged with him were read to a crowded circuit court, revealing shocking depravity and obscenity. Lawyers conceded the epistles show the limit of depravity.
Judge McPherson ruled that a statute allowing transfer of suits from the state to federal courts is unconstitutional. The decision voids the transfer provision and threatens the charters of the involved parties.
Jesse Ware aged 77 retired attorney and former state senator died at his home in Anna. He was one of Union county's wealthiest men and championed locating the Illinois Southern Hospital for the Insane in the area during his senate years.
A work train crashed into a fallen telephone pole six miles east of Fairburn on the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlanta line. Two white men and six Black men died, and 46 people were injured in the Monday morning wreck.
The trial of F Augustus Heinze copper magnate and former Mercantile National Bank president on charges of overcertification of checks was postponed by Judge Chatfield in federal court until January 27.
The State Bank of St Paul and Citizens’ Savings Bank, two small joint institutions, closed Monday after the failure of two private banks owned by A Z Drew in St Paul suburbs last Friday.
Milwaukee captain Ronald Amundsen, famed discoverer of the Northwest Passage, announced on Monday he will lead an expedition starting in 1910 to attempt reaching the North Pole.
Detective Cornelius Lamb left Memphis in custody of John Henry, a Black man, wanted in St. Louis on a gambling house operation charge. The suspect faces extradition to Missouri to answer the accusation.
Mrs. Kate M. Bus, a wealthy resident of Wabash, Indiana, has been elected a director of the Wabash National Bank and will devote her personal attention to banking affairs.
London shipping men predict a conference in this city of representatives from principal steamship companies will seek to settle the trans Atlantic rate war.
Washington report notes Bailey and Hansbrough drafting finance substitutes to the Aldrich bill. Democratic finance members are expected to back Bailey’s measure, which proposes government money issued via deposits in banks. The plan uses emergency securities via a national bank deposit system with government holds and interest charges to banks.
The Humphrey ocean mail bill, similar to the failed ship subsidy measure, was explored at length by the subcommittee on ocean mails of the House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads. It proposes paying double the current contract price for mails between the United States and the Orient and between the United States and South America.
The bill increases compensation for officers of the revenue cutter service with a 10 percent raise for petty officers for each five years of service. Senator Frye says the total annual increase will be about $100,000 and the measure includes a general reorganization of the service.
The Townsend Bill providing for presidential compulsory arbitration to settle employer employee disputes was taken up by the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and debated in full with numerous amendments proposed.
Senator Gallinger introduced a bill to appoint thirty dental surgeons in the navy. The proposal aims to improve medical readiness and dental care for sailors and officers.
A Washington bill to fund a memorial bridge across the Potomac from Washington to the National Cemetery at Arlington was passed by the Senate.
Washington reports the senate approved Senator Clay's resolution calling on the postmaster general for details about delays in mail train service. The move aims to identify causes and improve delivery times across routes.
Washington reports that the senate committee on finance will hold no more meetings on the Aldrich financial bill until the treasury department sends the requested mass of financial data. The bill is largely in final form, but Treasury data may settle some lingering contentions among members.
Washington debated an immigration station bill with a $250000 appropriation for Philadelphia. The session drew many members, diverting attention from the code of laws measure as the immigration issue dominated the day.
Mrs William R Williams of Bangor Maine was badly burned when a hanging lamp exploded as she prepared to retire. Oil splashed over her clothing and flames were soon extinguished.
Former New Hampshire governor Charles H. Sawyer died at his home in Dover. He was the principal owner of Sawyer Woolen Mills for many years.
New York district attorney Jerome intensifies cross examination of Evelyn Thaw detailing European travels with Harry Thaw, ties to Stanford White, and admission that she valued White as an ideal friend despite alleging harm. Evidence suggests meetings after the alleged wine incident and White’s access to her rooms and apartments.
Three bombs exploded Tuesday signaling Black Hand gang activity against Italians in New York. One blast at 110th Street and First Avenue damaged doors and windows but hurt none. A second bomb in East Thirteenth Street hallway damaged a building after threats of a $5,000 demand. A third blast ended abruptly as a runaway wagon toppled.
Captain Yehese of the Mohawk Iron Mine near Aurora reports an explosion that ripped one side of a house apart injuring a baby and forcing Nicholas, his wife, and four children from their beds. Authorities have not found a motive for the incident.
Federal authorities seized a car of coffee shipped from Southern Coffee Mills of New Orleans to Orr Jackson & Co. of Nashville alleging adulteration with colorants and stains. This marks Tennessee’s first such seizure under the national pure food law.
In Bethany Missouri John Stiles a traveling peddler shot sisters Bessie and Helen Small at their north Bethany home on Monday night after they refused to accompany him to church. He then slashed his own throat and shot himself fatally. The sisters are not thought fatally wounded.
The supreme court special grand jury issued a plea for knowledgeable persons to reveal evidence of illegal acts by financial institutions and public service corporations. A special committee will be formed by the jury to collect this information for possible indictments.
Police pursue arsonists after a Tuesday morning blaze at the Cleveland Steel Casting Company pattern shop and armature works causing about 200000 dollars in damage. A watchman found a forced window and flames erupted as he attempted entry. a passing engine crew saw two men flee the building shortly before.
Governor Folk issues proclamation offering a $260 reward for the apprehension and delivery to the sheriff of Mississippi county of Orval Ashby who is charged with embezzlement of a large sum from the Mississippi county collector.
In the Hungarian village of Ison bogi a couple marked a century of marriage today. The pair reached their 100th wedding anniversary in a small local ceremony.
After a heated council session Cairo approves a fifty year franchise to the McKinley owned Cairo Terminal Traction Co. to build an interurban line into Cairo. Entry point is Sycamore Street to Washington Avenue then Fourth Street. Completion to Mound City and Mounds in three years and to Villa Ridge in ten years.
Carl Riems ame a 35 year old pianist from Bloomington ended his life amid a brilliant but troubled musical career. He suffered mental strain from over study in Berlin, though his artistic talent remained. His father Captain Christian Riebsame is listed as one of two surviving GAR veterans.
Ira Budwig, acting treasurer of the Majestic theater in Peoria, was discharged after irregularities were found in his accounts totaling about $200. He demanded retractions for stories published and was placed under arrest.
The supreme lodge of the Fraternal Reserve Life Association met in Peoria and repudiated the board of directors plan to merge with the North American Union of Chicago. An injunction from the circuit court restrained the board from carrying out the merge.
William Hegenbaugh, a Chestnut area farmer, was shot and probably mortally wounded by Sam Hatchet who had escaped an insane asylum. Hatchet had previously aided in taking him to the asylum, provoking the attack.
Henry Konnacke a 65 year old wealthy farmer died in a premature explosion of giant powder used to blast stumps near Mason City. He helped found the Presbyterian church at Allen's Grove Illinois.
A fire at 1929 Market Street, occupied by McNeil and Higgins wholesale grocers, caused about 400000 dollars in damage. Several firemen were slightly injured as crews fought the blaze.
A Bloomington man who claimed to be a physician attached to a medical college duped four Italians from Toluca. He persuaded them to give $20 each with the promise of diplomas and then disappeared.
Marion Bailey Butler, a delegate from the Marion miners local, walked 350 miles to the international convention in Indianapolis. He traveled unaided by any vehicle and followed railroad tracks for guidance.
The estate of Lydia Bradley faced a challenge from three nieces aiming to break the will. The Peoria legal department expressed surprise at the dispatch from Stockton California detailing the prospective contest.
Harry Robinson, a former inmate of the Southern Illinois Hospital for the Insane, slashed City Attorney Lewis B. Tuthill in the face. The assailant is described as fanatically driven by revenge for perceived wrongs.
A fire destroyed the Bloomington The Willow Diplo manial Institute at Danvers ten miles west of here. Thirty patients escaped unharmed and the loss is estimated at 10000 dollars.
Ridgway Wilford York died when Nelson's firearm discharged accidentally while in company with Joe Nelson and Harry Linder. A coroner's jury ruled the death an accidental casualty.
Mrs Ernest C Hosmer of Vinita Oklahoma, 30, committed suicide during a visit by hanging. Her body was found in a shed.
Pekin captain Charles Sebaugh aged 84, a veteran steamboatman of the Mississippi valley, died here. He began steamboating at 14 and worked on the Mississippi Ohio and Minnots rivers until three years ago. Mine Cage Falls Ten Injured in La Salle coal mine cage accident leaves two at risk of death.
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